Topic: New scanning LOF

[MyBigToy]

Did the whole thing quit working or just a few lights? If the whole thing quit working, check the trailer light fuse. The one on my Silvy was out and I thought my LOF was the wrong one, I ordered the running light version and it wasn't working. Once I changed the fuse, presto, it started working.

The whole thing quit working. I haven't looked into it yet; one of the first things I'll check is just to make sure it's still plugged in and that the wire is not broken. Next will be to see if there are any blown fuses. I figure I'm way ahead of the game as it's been on the truck for 7 years. It's one of the original Altec Line-of-Fire models. I noticed last weekend when I was sweeping out the bed of the truck that the plastic is yellowing pretty badly.

[MyBigToy]

The whole thing quit working. I haven't looked into it yet; one of the first things I'll check is just to make sure it's still plugged in and that the wire is not broken. Next will be to see if there are any blown fuses. I figure I'm way ahead of the game as it's been on the truck for 7 years. It's one of the original Altec Line-of-Fire models. I noticed last weekend when I was sweeping out the bed of the truck that the plastic is yellowing pretty badly.

I crawled underneath the truck today and everything looks intact. I checked the fuse(s) - it looks like there are 4 fuses for the trailer wiring on the 02 Avalanche. One for each turn signal, one for the parking lights, and one for the reverse lights. Did I miss any? They were all intact so I guess the next thing to try is to run 12V to the pins on the LOF and see if it works. I'm betting it's shot so that give me an excuse to get a new scanning LOF.

[oHIobellboy]

MBT, from what I've been reading lately, there is now an adapter for these that will make it work without hardwiring it. I don't know how true that is. I tried the trailer wires on mine at first but the pulse for the turn signal want long enough to make the scanning ts go the complete distance. I had to wire mine into the wires behind the housing.

[MyBigToy]

MBT, from what I've been reading lately, there is now an adapter for these that will make it work without hardwiring it. I don't know how true that is. I tried the trailer wires on mine at first but the pulse for the turn signal want long enough to make the scanning ts go the complete distance. I had to wire mine into the wires behind the housing.

I've seen references to the adapter also but I think I'm going to try the Recon unit. It says it only needs a 12V signal and the 4-pin trailer plug to make it work properly. It should be a piece of cake since I can pick up the 12V output from the 7-pin trailer plug.

[Donnie1]

MBT, from what I've been reading lately, there is now an adapter for these that will make it work without hardwiring it. I don't know how true that is. I tried the trailer wires on mine at first but the pulse for the turn signal want long enough to make the scanning ts go the complete distance. I had to wire mine into the wires behind the housing.

I have the adapter on ours. All you do is separate the the big round plug behind the bumper and put the adapter in. It has a flat 4 plug coming off of it. found ours at Lowes for $29.

[MyBigToy]

I have the adapter on ours. All you do is separate the the big round plug behind the bumper and put the adapter in. It has a flat 4 plug coming off of it. found ours at Lowes for $29.

Donnie - he's talking about a plug-in adapter for the Plasmaglow scanning LOF that allows you to hook it up without tapping into the wiring, not the one you indicated. I've already got that one.

[Fowlhunter]

So the Plasmaglow Firestorm comes with several bare wires that need to be spliced??  Does anybody have a wiring diagram?  My girlfriend wants one of the Plasmaglow Firestorms for Christmas, I found the 48" at autoanything for $133.?? but can't find the 60".
Thanks!

[oHIobellboy]

So the Plasmaglow Firestorm comes with several bare wires that need to be spliced??  Does anybody have a wiring diagram?  My girlfriend wants one of the Plasmaglow Firestorms for Christmas, I found the 48" at autoanything for $133.?? but can't find the 60".
Thanks!

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[Fowlhunter]

Wow, $145, that's a pretty good deal!  Now for the wiring diagram!   

[oHIobellboy]

Wow, $145, that's a pretty good deal!  Now for the wiring diagram!   

comes with it...not hard to do


Thing to remember. IT MUST be wired to the turn signals either in the back run wires up to the front. The trailer harness does not give a long enough pulse to make the scanners run the whole length.